The Mission of the West Virginia Healthy Families/Healthy Children Initiative is to promote activities that support and enhance the well-being of West Virginia Families and Children through the development and maintenance of marriage and family skills education.

Objectives include:

• Providing relationship education to promote healthy families and healthy marriages

• Enhancing the well-being of West Virginia families and children through development of positive, healthy and nurturing family environments

• Developing and supporting a “grassroots” level community involvement to support and encourage strong families

• Educating youth and young adults on how to develop and maintain healthy relationships while dating, engaged, and preparing for marriage.

• Promoting public awareness to communities on the value of healthy marriages.